IP Library Granted Patent US 12,562,303
Granted Patent B2
US 12,562,303 · App. 18/444,674 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Power module and apparatus

Inventors: Yahong Xiong (Taoyuan, TW); Da Jin (Taoyuan, TW); Qinghua Su (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
H01F27/2804G05F1/575G06F1/183H01F17/04H01F17/06H01F27/02H01F27/24H01F27/292H01L25/16H01R12/52H01R12/58H02M3/003H02M3/1584H05K1/0203H05K1/111H05K1/117H05K1/145H05K1/165H05K1/181H05K1/186H05K3/284H05K7/1427H05K7/2089H05K2201/10015H05K2201/1003H05K2201/10053H05K2201/10166H05K2201/10522H05K2201/10636H05K2201/10734H05K2201/10984
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Patent No.
US 12,562,303
App. No.
18/444,674
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The power module includes a power circuit, a magnetic assembly and a first circuit board. The power circuit includes at least one switch element. The magnetic assembly includes at least one first electrical conductor and a magnetic core module, wherein at least one first electrical conductor passes through the magnetic module, and a terminal of the at least one first electrical conductor is electrically connected to the at least one switch element. The first circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the power circuit is disposed on the first surface. The power circuit and the magnetic assembly are arranged in sequence along a same direction. The power module further includes a plurality of second electrical conductors, wherein one end of each of the second electrical conductors is disposed on one edge of the second surface of the first circuit board and electrically connected with the power circuit.

Claims (32)

1 . A power module, comprising:

a power circuit comprising at least one switch element;

a magnetic assembly comprising at least one first electrical conductor and a magnetic core module, wherein the at least one first electrical conductor passes through the magnetic core module, and a terminal of the at least one first electrical conductor is electrically connected to the at least one switch element; and

a first circuit board comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the power circuit is disposed on the first surface;

wherein the power circuit and the magnetic assembly are arranged in sequence along a same direction;

wherein the power module further comprises a plurality of second electrical conductors, wherein one end of each of the second electrical conductors is disposed on one edge of the second surface of the first circuit board and electrically connected with the power circuit, wherein the plurality of second electrical conductors form an input terminal of the power module, and the plurality of second electrical conductors are electrically connected to a system board;

wherein the first circuit board further comprises a plurality of half-holes disposed in the second surface of the first circuit board and a plurality of through-holes, wherein the power module comprises a signal pin combination with a plurality of pins, wherein the signal pin combination is located at one edge of the second surface of the first circuit board, and each of the plurality of pins comprises a first contact part and a second contact part, wherein the first contact parts of some of the pins of the signal pin combination pass through the through-holes of the first circuit board, and the first contact parts of the other pins of the signal pin combination are plugged into the half-holes of the second surface of the first circuit board by soldering.

2 . The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic core module comprising at least one hole, wherein the at least one first electrical conductor passes through the at least one hole.

3 . The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the power module further comprises a third electrical conductor, wherein one end of the third electrical conductor is disposed on the other edge of the second surface of the first circuit board and electrically connected with the power circuit, the other end of the third electrical conductor is disposed on and electrically connected with a third conductive part.

4 . The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the other end of each of the second electrical conductors is disposed on and electrically connected with a corresponding one of a plurality of second conductive parts.

5 . The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrical conductors are disposed at one edge of the magnetic core module.

6 . The power module according to claim 3 , wherein the power module further comprises a second circuit board, wherein the second circuit board comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of first conductive parts, wherein a first terminal of the at least one first electrical conductor of the magnetic assembly is fixed on the second surface of the second circuit board.

7 . The power module according to claim 3 , wherein the third electrical conductor are disposed at one edge of the magnetic core module.

8 . The power module according to claim 4 , wherein the second circuit board comprises the plurality of second conductive parts disposed on the second surface thereof.

9 . The power module according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first conductive parts are disposed on the first surface of the second circuit board, wherein the at least one first electrical conductor is connected to at least one of the plurality of first conductive parts through the second circuit board, and the at least one switch element is connected to a part of the plurality of first conductive parts through the second circuit board.

10 . The power module according to claim 6 , wherein the second circuit board comprises the third conductive part disposed on the second surface thereof.

11 . The power module according to claim 6 , wherein the second circuit board comprises at least one output capacitor disposed on the second surface of the second circuit board.

12 . The power module according to claim 6 , wherein the second surface of the second circuit board further comprises a half-hole combination with a plurality of half-holes, wherein the second contact parts of the pins of the signal pin combination are plugged into the half-holes of the half-hole combination of the second surface of the second circuit board.

13 . An apparatus, comprising: a power module and a system board, wherein the system board comprises a plurality of second conductive parts, and the power module comprises:

a power circuit comprising at least one switch element;

a magnetic assembly comprising at least one first electrical conductor and a magnetic core module, wherein at least one first electrical conductor passes through the magnetic module, and a terminal of the at least one first electrical conductor is electrically connected to the at least one switch element, wherein the at least one first electrical conductor is at least one winding of the magnetic assembly;

a first circuit board comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the power circuit is disposed on the first surface; and

a plurality of second electrical conductors, wherein one end of each of the second electrical conductors is disposed on one edge of the second surface of the first circuit board and electrically connected with the power circuit, the other end of each of the second electrical conductors is disposed on and electrically connected with the corresponding one of the plurality of second conductive parts, wherein the plurality of second electrical conductors form an input terminal of the power module;

wherein the power circuit, the magnetic assembly and the system board are arranged in sequence along a same direction;

wherein the first circuit board further comprises a plurality of half-holes disposed in the second surface of the first circuit board and a plurality of through-holes, wherein the power module comprises a signal pin combination with a plurality of pins, wherein the signal pin combination is located at one edge of the second surface of the first circuit board, and each of the plurality of pins comprises a first contact part and a second contact part, wherein the first contact parts of some of the pins of the signal pin combination pass through the through-holes of the first circuit board, and the first contact parts of the other pins of the signal pin combination are plugged into the half-holes of the second surface of the first circuit board by soldering.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the magnetic core module comprising at least one hole, wherein the at least one first electrical conductor passes through the at least one hole.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the power module further comprises a third electrical conductor, wherein one end of the third electrical conductor is disposed on the other edge of the second surface of the first circuit board and electrically connected with the power circuit, the other end of the third electrical conductor is disposed on and electrically connected with a third conductive part disposed on the system board.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the system board comprises at least one output capacitor.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the second electrical conductors are disposed at one edge of the magnetic core module.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the second surface of the system board further comprises a half-hole combination with a plurality of half-holes, wherein the second contact parts of the pins of the signal pin combination are plugged into the half-holes of the half-hole combination of the system board.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the system board comprises a plurality of first conductive parts, the at least one first electrical conductor is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of first conductive parts.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the third electrical conductor are disposed at one edge of the magnetic core module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: XIONG, YAHONG; JIN, DA; SU, QINGHUA
To: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066497/0048 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201811519354.1 · Dec 12, 2018 · national
CN 201910900102.1 · Sep 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17672192 · Feb 15, 2022
Continuation 16591436 · Oct 2, 2019
Provisional Application 62770432 · Nov 21, 2018
Provisional Application 62743251 · Oct 9, 2018
Related Publication 20240194390A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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